Has anyone ever tried one way glass for Macro photography? If you caught e.g. a centipede and put it in a box with a piece of one way glass, it would hide under it and you could in theory (assuming that I haven't missed anything out) take a photo of it.
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When these critters go for shelter, they usually go for the closest dark spot.
And I don't see that a dark green or brown glass could help you in this.
My son uses a large glass ball- type bowl to keep the ones he wants to shoot.
When these critters go for shelter, they usually go for the closest dark spot.
And I don't see that a dark green or brown glass could help you in this.
My son uses a large glass ball- type bowl to keep the ones he wants to shoot.
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The problem with one-way glass is that it relies on the side of the glass being observed being significantly better lit then than side that the viewing is taking place from. Pilkingtons give a lighting ratio of 8:1 for their Micropane glass. If you're using the glass to give the critter shelter you're giving it a very good view of you, whilst you see a reflection of the front lens ring!
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Personally, I'd concentrate in getting pictures of them in the wild. I'm not a fan of falsely attracting/capturing wildlife for the purposes of photography. Plenty of it goes on but your skills will be better tested in photographing subject in their natural environment instead of creating some false situation.